Writing a cookbook proposal, finding a literary agent, and writing a cookbook with a co-author with Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack from Muy Bueno.

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Welcome to episode 375 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack from Muy Bueno in Part Two of our From Blogger to Cookbook Author series.

From Blogger to Cookbook Author

Welcome back to our From Blogger to Cookbook Author series! In this two-part series, we’re interviewing a few bloggers who have landed cookbook deals to learn more about how the cookbook writing process works.

And in this final installment of this series, we’re chatting with Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack! In addition to running her blog, Muy Bueno, she has also written two cookbooks, and she’s currently working on a third. Suffice it to say she knows a thing or two about the cookbook process!

In this episode, you’ll hear how she wrote her cookbook proposals, what it was like writing a cookbook with a co-author, and her best tips for creators who want to write a cookbook one day. We hope you enjoy this episode!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why Yvette decided to launch her food blog
• How she wrote her first cookbook proposal
• Why she decided to do the graphic design for her first cookbook
• What lessons she learned from writing her first cookbook
• What she did differently with her second cookbook
• What it was like writing a cookbook with a co-author
• How she found her literary agent
• How she’s approaching writing her third cookbook
• Her best tips for those who want to write a cookbook

Resources:

• Muy Bueno
• Muy Bueno: Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavor
• Latin Twist: Traditional and Modern Cocktails
• Shutterfly
• Hippocrene Books
• Sweet Life
• FoodieCrush
• Sally Ekus - The Ekus Group
• Yvette’s Emmy award-winning video: Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with a sugar skull decorating party
• Follow Yvette on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube
• Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group

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